# CVE-2024-13188: MicroWorld eScan Antivirus Installation var default permission

> Local attackers can exploit incorrect default permissions in the installation directory to escalate privileges on Linux systems running MicroWorld eScan Antivirus.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 12 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fvfx-9ggm-qjqg

## What is CVE-2024-13188?

CVE-2024-13188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus, published on 8 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /opt/MicroWorld/var/ of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation leads to incorrect default permissions. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13188?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Escanav Escan Anti-Virus.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-13188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13188 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-13188 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus

- [CVE-2018-18388](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18388/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-0798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0798/): MicroWorld eScan Antivirus Quarantine rtscanner os command injection (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2023-4383](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4383/): MicroWorld eScan Anti-Virus runasroot incorrect execution-assigned permissions (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-26624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26624/): eScan Anti-Virus Local privilege escalation Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-2875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2875/): eScan Antivirus IoControlCode PROCOBSRVESX.SYS 0x22E008u null pointer dereference (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-13188 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-13188 is a medium-severity vulnerability in MicroWorld eScan Antivirus, published on 8 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13188 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: MicroWorld eScan Antivirus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13188/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13188/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-13188
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-13188
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-13188

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-13188/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.